Faculty
Dr. James MacKillopPeter Boris Chair in Addictions Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Director, Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Research Focus: Translational research on addictive behavior, especially the application of behavioral economics and neuroeconomics to addiction. |
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Dr. Iris BalodisAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Associate Director, Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Research Focus: Motivational processes influencing maladaptive decision-making.
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Dr. Jennifer BraschAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Psychiatrist, Concurrent Disorders Program, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Research Focus: Suicidality and substance use; concurrent disorders.
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Dr. Katherine HolshausenAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Director, Community Psychiatry Clinic, St. Joseph's Healthcare
Research Focus: The intersection of substance use, trauma, and emotional dysregulation |
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Dr. Suzanne ArchieAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Focus: Cannabis as a risk factor for developing psychosis.
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Dr. Nicholas BockAssociate Professor, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour Research Focus: Novel neuroimaging biomarkers for addiction
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Dr. Khrista Boylan
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Focus: Substance use disorder in adolescent and young adults.
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Dr. Gary ChaimowitzProfessor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Head of Service, Forensics, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Research Focus: Overlap between addiction and criminal behaviour
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Mr. Mike DeVillaerAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University Research Focus: Epidemiology of drug problems and an advocate of evidence-based drug policy |
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Dr. Dante DuarteAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Geriatric Psychiatrist, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Research Focus: Neuromodulation Treatment in Clinical Psychology |
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Dr. Taylor HatchardAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Psychologist, Youth Wellness Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Research Focus: The intersection of sex and gender, substance use, and emotion dysregulation in youth psychopathology |
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Dr. Michele LaliberteAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Focus: Overlap between addiction and eating disorder
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Dr. Emily MacKillopAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Clinical Neuropsychology Services, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Research Focus: Neuropsychological Mechanisms & Substance Use |
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Dr. Mini MamakAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Forensics, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Research Focus: Overlap between addiction and criminal behaviour
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Dr. Leslie MartinAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine Co-Chair, Inpatient Addictions Medicine Service
Research Focus: Program Development, program evaluation & Quality improvement for care of hospitalized patients with substance use disorder |
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Dr. Randi McCabeProfessor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Director, Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic
Research Focus: Neuromodulation as a novel treatment strategy
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Dr. Kaitlyn McLachlanClinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Focus: Prevalence and consequences of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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Dr. Luciano MinuzziProfessor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Focus: Novel neuroimaging biomarkers for addiction
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Dr. Heather MouldenAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Focus: Overlap between addiction and criminal behaviour
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Dr. Catharine MunnClinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Lead Psychiatrist, McMaster Student Wellness Centre Research Focus: Screening and treatment for substance misuse among university undergraduates. |
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Dr. Tim O'SheaAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University Associate Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine Research Focus: The intersection between addiction, poverty and mental health. Infectious diseases in individuals with substance use disorder |
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Dr. Karen RowaAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Focus: Neuromodulation as a novel treatment strategy
https://psychiatry.mcmaster.ca/directory/bio/karen-rowa
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Dr. Zena SamaanAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Psychiatrist, Mood Disorders Program, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Research Focus: Opioid use disorders, especially the determinants of methadone maintenance treatment response and the comorbidity of psychiatric and addiction disorders. |
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Dr. Noam SoreniAssociate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Research Focus: Neuromodulation as a novel treatment strategy
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Dr. Michael Van AmeringenProfessor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences; MacAnxiety Research Centre
Research Focus: Internet addiction
https://psychiatry.mcmaster.ca/directory/bio/michael-van-ameringen
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External Affiliate |
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Dr. Michael AmlungPart Time Faculty, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, McMaster University Associate professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science University of Kansas
Research Focus: Neurobiological and behavioural correlates of pathological decision-making and motivation |
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